found a rodent

[Avalon]

Air rifle is impractical in such situations (you'll do more damage to the house with anything that's on the legal limit than you'll do to the mouse). If the bed smells then mouse boy (or girl) has probably being peeing in it for a while. You'll want to get rid sooner rather than later if that's the case. Either put traps down (but for the love of god not in a location you'll get your toes (or anything else) caught in the middle of the night or call the exterminators in. Just hope they don't come up with something as wonderful as they did with my parents 'oh that's a rare breed of wasp we can't do anything to them they're protected'. Tell that to the people/animals they've stung before we called you genius!

As for the cat idea it's not bad but if the cat can't get into the roof and indeed that's where they are then it's pointless, even if the cat can get into the roof you have to get it back down. Also you run the risk that the cat's not that way inclined or leaves bits of mouse to stink the place out again in a location you can't get to.

[Bazzlad]

I can rent you Harley D rat catcher extraordinaire!



He will catch ANY rat. I've seen him get a water vole. They're MASSIVE! (He attempted a swan, but that was an F for fail)

[Grimley]

I say we take off and nuke the damn rodent from orbit. It's the only way to be sure.

[SilentDeath]

well i tidyed up my room. I can now see most of the skirting board all the way round the room, and there are not many objects near the wall, which will force it out in the open, where i can see it


An air rifle would be perfect. I was watching him as i posted this for about 30 mins, while it was chewing away at the wall...

Anyway havent seen him since (but may still be in loft) but not sure if its because I filled up what I think is the only hole into my room (network cable - they can get through very small holes!!) or becuase it knows its not safe...

Parents bought a plastic trap, ultrasound repeller and a poison thing too, hopefully one of those will get it.

[Whiternoise]

You're going for the American strategy then?

[Clunk]

Did you ring the council? You would have been rid of it by now